{"id":12124,"date":"2015-10-16T14:20:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T12:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.ggba.swiss\/alpine-plants-from-valais-in-the-limelight-at-expo-milan\/"},"modified":"2023-07-04T13:39:32","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:39:32","slug":"alpine-plants-from-valais-in-the-limelight-at-expo-milan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.ggba.swiss\/en\/alpine-plants-from-valais-in-the-limelight-at-expo-milan\/","title":{"rendered":"Alpine plants from Valais in the limelight at Expo Milan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span lang=\"EN-US\"><b><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.ggba.swiss\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/RTEmagicC_PlantesAlpines_ValaisWallis-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" txdam=\"430\" title=\"\u00a9 Valais\/Wallis Promotion\" alt=\"\u00a9 Valais\/Wallis Promotion\" style=\"float: left; padding-right: 5px;\" \/>The canton of Valais boasts 98 species of wild edible plants and the know-how to transform them into high-added-value products for the cosmetics, health-food and plant-based pharmaceuticals markets.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Some 30 Italian entrepreneurs had the opportunity to discover aromatic and medicinal plants from Valais and their commercial applications during an event held on Tuesday, October 13 in the Swiss pavilion at Expo Milan. On the agenda: B2B meetings, conferences and presentations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Organized by <link https:>Business Valais<\/link>, the cantonal entity which brings together all the partners of economic development, and <link http:>Valais\/Wallis Promotion<\/link>, the event allowed the canton of Valais to strengthen ties with the neighbors in northern Italy and to showcase its extensive know-how in cosmetics, neutraceutics and phytopharmaceuticals. Local start-ups and SMEs operating in these sectors can count on <link http:>PhytoArk<\/link>, a unique technology site specifically for companies active in the commercial exploitation of natural ingredients. \u201cThanks to PhytoArk, we master the whole chain, from the field right until the finished product, including the domestication of alpine plants\u201d, explains Eric Bianco, Head of Valais Economic Development Office. To him, the Italian market holds a real potential, and the canton of Valais should take advantage of the geographic proximity to its beating heart. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">Some of the Italian attendees are already envisaging partnerships, collaboration projects and technology transfers involving Valais\u2019 companies and centers of expertise.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">For more information about the event, please refer to <link http:>this article<\/link>&nbsp;(in French only).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The canton of Valais boasts 98 species of wild edible plants and the know-how to transform them into high-added-value products for the cosmetics, health-food and plant-based pharmaceuticals markets. 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